Finally, a plan develops to make pedestrians safer
The city and public school district partnership is once again paying off. City and school officials met last week to tackle a problem that has long plagued our city streets:…
Veteran rock musician contradicts music industry myth
(Editor’s note: Hamtramck is home to many musicians who record, put out albums and tour the world. Freelance writer Susan Kirwan writes about the challenges facing musicians.) By…
Era of the negro baseball leagues celebrated in new exhibit
By Charles Sercombe A new exhibit highlighting the negro baseball leagues opens tomorrow (June 15) at the Detroit Historical Society. Friends of Historic Hamtramck Stadium and the Black Historic…
Alcohol a factor in crash that caused power outage
By Charles Sercombe By Charles Sercombe A 19-year-old man from Dearborn struck a utility pole last Friday morning, causing a power outage for about 3,000 residences. Hamtramck police…
Panic in Hamtramck? Online outlet says we are overstressed
By Alan Madlane Feel a little tense, do you, Hamtown? It comes as no surprise to the folks at Zippia. Zippia do dah, Zippia-ay. What the heck is Zippia,…
Reader feedback … Tackling the city’s financial crunch
By Charles Sercombe Readers have once again been busy discussing the issues of the week. Former Hamtramck School Boardmember Nasr Hussain had the most to say in our comment sections…
Councilman cleared of ‘defaulter’ charge
By Charles Sercombe Attention city council candidates: Make sure you are up to date on your property taxes and water bills by election day. That’s part of the…
City council needs to clarify what a ‘defaulter’ means
Now that a legal opinion has come down clearing City Councilmember Saad Almasmari of being a “defaulter,” here’s a job for the council to tackle: Either come up with new…
Historic Tau Beta building is now officially recognized by the state
By Charles Sercombe Back in 1927, the Tau Beta building on Hanley St. was a bustling community center for newly arrived immigrants. There, they were schooled on how to…
Tough financial times ahead
By Charles Sercombe A perfect storm of financial setbacks means the city has to raid its budget surplus. City officials passed a budget for the new fiscal year, which…
